TC
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TC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Constitutional Court of Spain, the country’s highest body in matters of constitutional interpretation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TC canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Constitutional court
ⓘ
court of law ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Tribunal Constitucional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Spanish Constitutional Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentBy | King of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | judicial branch ⓘ |
| composition | panel of magistrates ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| decidesOn |
amparo appeals for protection of fundamental rights
ⓘ
appeals of unconstitutionality (recurso de inconstitucionalidad) ⓘ conflicts of jurisdiction of constitutional relevance ⓘ questions of unconstitutionality raised by ordinary courts ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Supreme Court of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Spanish Constitution of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| fullName | Tribunal Constitucional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullNameInEnglish | Constitutional Court of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
autonomous communities of Spain
ⓘ
central government of Spain ⓘ public authorities of Spain ⓘ |
| hasPower |
conflict resolution between State and autonomous communities
ⓘ
conflict resolution between autonomous communities ⓘ conflict resolution between constitutional bodies ⓘ constitutional complaint (recurso de amparo) ⓘ judicial review of laws ⓘ review of acts of the autonomous communities for constitutionality ⓘ review of governmental acts for constitutionality ⓘ review of the constitutionality of international treaties prior to ratification ⓘ review of the constitutionality of statutes ⓘ |
| interprets | Spanish Constitution of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalNature | independent constitutional body ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Spanish legal system ⓘ |
| location | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberTitle | magistrate ⓘ |
| nominatedBy |
Congress of Deputies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Council of the Judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Senate of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects | fundamental rights and public liberties under the Spanish Constitution ⓘ |
| role | highest body in matters of constitutional interpretation in Spain ⓘ |
| separateFrom | ordinary judiciary of Spain ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt | special constitutional court ⓘ |
| website | https://www.tribunalconstitucional.es ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.